Universal Crossword December 30, 2025 Answers

1. Minor hiccup 5. Bio. or chem. 8. "For Better or Worse" actress Smith 13. The Hawkeye State 14. French city that isn't a homonym of a roaring feline 15. Fairy-tale ending? 16. Gradually increase in volume 18. Gold purity unit 19. Mission: Stand in the middle for a picture. Status: ___ 21. "Walk-in" storage space 23. Paris 2024 grp. 24. Cute ___ button 26. Hawaiian pizza topping 27. Mission: Monitor your schedule of not eating. Status: ___ 31. Log chopper 32. Carly ___ Jepsen 33. Oxidizes 34. Mission: Cram 150 mL of spread into a 100 mL container. Status: ___ 38. 2000s teen drama set in SoCal 41. West of Old Hollywood 42. Craze 45. Mission: Dye a romantic flower. Status: ___ 49. Hello, in Portuguese 50. @@@ 51. Activist Yoko 52. Simple machine with a rope 54. Mission: Ride a bucket down to an aquifer. Status: ___ 58. First blank on a form 59. "Why does this always happen to me?!" 62. Rainbow-shaped 63. Broadcasts 64. Chew like a beaver 65. Birds in a V formation 66. Room with test tubes 67. Fairy-tale baddie

1. (Not my mistake) 2. Neither/___ 3. "Sweet!" 4. Xenon and radon, for two 5. Match up, as audio and video 6. Cryptologist's specialty 7. Part of a prank 8. "Be safe!" 9. Way off 10. Achievements maintained by logging in daily 11. Something a telemarketer wears 12. "Life imitates ___" 14. Southpaw's strong limb 17. Bass or treble 20. The Raptors, on scoreboards 21. Mandarin for "tea" 22. Lenient 25. Paid promos 28. Maple tree extract 29. Spanish for "I love you" 30. Cow's chew 34. Java 35. Bit of recognition 36. Wheels 37. Finders, in an adage 38. "___-la-la" 39. Start without a key 40. Intrinsic nature 42. Practicing origami 43. Microbrewery brew 44. It lasts 5,832 hours on Venus 46. 20-Down's prov. 47. French skincare company 48. "___ noted" 53. "Get your paws off me!" 55. Levi's alternatives 56. Running shoe brand 57. "Up" or "down," at times 58. Nuisance to a streamer 60. Scratch or stain 61. Lamb's mother